What is a multi-sided or multi-vendor marketplace?

What is a Multi-Sided or Multi-Vendor Marketplace?

A multi-sided or multi-vendor marketplace is one with two or more types of users. Two-sided marketplaces are a subset of the term multi-sided marketplaces.

Below are some examples of multi sided marketplaces:

• Uber Eats (drivers, restaurants, customers)
• Instacart (stores, deliverers, customers)

There are many types of multi-sided marketplaces depending on the types of users that participate in them and the unique needs that each industry presents. 

Learn more about other marketplace terminology below:

• Vertical Marketplaces
• Horizontal Marketplaces
• Managed Marketplaces
• SaaS-enabled Marketplaces 
• B2B Marketplaces
• B2C Marketplaces
• P2P or C2C Marketplaces
• Two-Sided Marketplaces